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"2. Researchers identify brain activity related to phantom
limbs
Researchers in Switzerland think they had identified the regions of
the brain responsible for creating phantom limbs and the senses
that go along with them. Scientists studied a stroke victim who
claimed that the phantom limb of her now-paralyzed left arm could
do a number of things a normal limb could do, including "scratch an
itch on her head, with an actual sense of relief."
More @ Examiner.com
"3. Two new improvements to Google results pages
Today we're rolling out two new improvements to Google search. The
first offers an expanded list of useful related searches and the
second is the addition of longer search result descriptions -- both
of which help guide users more effectively to the information they
need.
More @ Googleblog"
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